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Even the ivory towers are not left out as petty rivalry, dirty politics and even fetishism seem to be the name of the game. 606 $aAfrican drama 607 $aNigeria$vDrama 615 0$aAfrican drama. 676 $a496.391 700 $aAnyokwu$b Chris$01637261 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821922703321 996 $aBlood lines & other plays$93978994 997 $aUNINA LEADER 12643nam 22007575 450 001 9910845492703321 005 20240324154632.0 010 $a9789819982585 010 $a9819982588 024 7 $a10.1007/978-981-99-8258-5 035 $a(CKB)31136046200041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-981-99-8258-5 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31229838 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31229838 035 $a(OCoLC)1427972248 035 $a(EXLCZ)9931136046200041 100 $a20240323d2024 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aFrontiers of Performability Engineering $eIn Honor of Prof. K.B. Misra /$fedited by Durga Rao Karanki 205 $a1st ed. 2024. 210 1$aSingapore :$cSpringer Nature Singapore :$cImprint: Springer,$d2024. 215 $a1 online resource (XVII, 687 p. 242 illus., 148 illus. in color.) 225 1 $aRisk, Reliability and Safety Engineering,$x2731-782X 311 08$a9789819982578 311 08$a981998257X 327 $aIntro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Prologue -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Editor -- Part I Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Quality -- 1 Reliability Evaluation of Standby Systems -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Motivation and Related Works -- 1.3 Cold Standby Systems -- 1.3.1 1-out-of-nn Cold Standby Systems -- 1.3.2 kk-out-of-nn Cold Standby Systems -- 1.4 Shared Standby Components -- 1.5 Warm Standby Systems -- 1.5.1 Basics of Warm Standby Models -- 1.5.2 Reliability Analysis of kk-out-of-nn Warm Standby Systems -- 1.6 Switch Failures -- 1.6.1 Switch Failure on Request -- 1.6.2 Age-Dependent Switch Failure -- 1.7 Conclusions -- References -- 2 A Minimal Path-Based Approach for Reliability Evaluation of WSNs with Multistate Nodes -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Background -- 2.3 Assumptions -- 2.4 The WSN Model -- 2.5 Multi-State Node Reliability Model -- 2.6 Reliability Measure for WSN -- 2.7 Proposed Methodology -- 2.7.1 Enumeration of Valid Node-Sets -- 2.7.2 Enumeration of Minimal Paths -- 2.7.3 Enumeration of Disjoint Sets -- 2.8 Algorithms -- 2.9 Illustrative Example -- 2.10 Results, Comparison, and Discussion -- 2.11 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Decision Diagrams for Complex System Reliability Analysis -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Fundamentals of MDDs -- 3.2.1 Shannon's Decomposition Theorem -- 3.2.2 Basic Concepts -- 3.2.3 MDD Generation -- 3.2.4 MDD Evaluation -- 3.3 MDD Analysis of a Diode Network -- 3.4 MDD Analysis of a Bridge Capacity Network -- 3.5 MDD Analysis of a Body Sensor Network -- 3.5.1 BSN Component Parameters and State Probabilities -- 3.5.2 BSN Component MDD Modeling -- 3.5.3 BSN MDD Generation and Evaluation -- 3.6 Conclusion -- References -- 4 Reliability Evaluation and Reliability Prediction for Internet of Things (IOT) Appliance -- 4.1 Internet of Things -- 4.2 Reliability Issues in IOT. 327 $a4.3 IOT Reliability Evaluation -- 4.3.1 Physical Hierarchical Structure -- 4.4 IOT Component Level Reliability -- 4.4.1 Microcontroller Reliability -- 4.4.2 Reliability of Other Semiconductor Devices -- 4.4.3 Wireless Reliability -- 4.4.4 PCB Reliability -- 4.4.5 Battery Reliability -- 4.5 IOT System Level Reliability -- 4.5.1 Non-series-Parallel RBD -- 4.5.2 Reliability Level for Constituent Units -- 4.6 Reliability Prediction -- 4.6.1 Bound of System Reliability -- 4.6.2 Case Study -- References -- 5 Masked Data Analyses of Reliability Systems Under Accelerated Life Testing -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Masked Data Analysis -- 5.2.1 Modelling Masked Data -- 5.3 Masked Probability -- 5.4 Dependent Masking -- 5.5 Independent Masking -- 5.5.1 Likelihood Function Formulation Under Masking for Series and Parallel Systems -- 5.6 Masked Data Analyses of Systems Under Normal Operating Conditions-A Review -- 5.7 Accelerated Life Testing -- 5.7.1 Accelerated Life Test Data Analysis -- 5.8 Constant-Stress ALT in the Presence of Masking -- 5.9 Step-Stress ALT in the Presence of Masking -- 5.10 Life Distribution Under Step-Stress ALT -- 5.11 Ramp-Stress (RS) ALT in the Presence of Masking -- 5.12 Gumbel- Hougaard (G-H) Copula -- 5.13 Constant-Stress Partially Accelerated Life Test (CSPALT) in the Presence of Masking -- 5.14 Test Procedure -- 5.15 Likelihood Function Formulation -- 5.16 Step-Stress Partially Accelerated Life Test (SSPALT) in the Presence of Masking -- 5.17 Test Procedure -- 5.18 Likelihood Function -- 5.18.1 Algorithms for Simulating Masked Data -- 5.18.2 A Numerical Illustration -- 5.19 Summary -- Appendix -- References -- 6 Modified MIP: A Versatile Search Procedure for Optimal Redundancy Allocation -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Notation, Assumptions, and the Problem -- 6.2.1 The Problem -- 6.2.2 Assumptions -- 6.3 Preliminaries. 327 $a6.4 Summary of MIPv0: Working, Strengths, and Limitations -- 6.5 Proposed Algorithm (MIPv1) -- 6.6 Problems Solved -- 6.7 Discussions -- 6.7.1 Advantages of the MIPv1 Algorithm -- 6.8 Conclusion -- References -- 7 My Interesting Experiences in STQC: Certification, Accreditation, and Training -- 7.1 Background -- 7.1.1 Acronyms -- 7.2 Case Study 1: Training Programs at IIQM, Jaipur (2004-08) -- 7.2.1 Course Approval from IRCA(UK) -- 7.2.2 Course Development of Lead Auditor/Auditor Course (ISO 9000, QMS) -- 7.3 Case Study 2: Experiences During Audit Witness by BSI(QA), UK (1994-98) -- 7.4 Case Study 3: First Laboratory Audit of NABL (1995-96) -- 7.5 Case Study 4: Approval of ERTLE, Kolkata as ITL, Under IECQ System (1987-88) -- References -- 8 Management of Aging Assets: Overview, Challenges, and Opportunities -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Asset Aging: What Is It and Why Does It Happen? -- 8.2.1 What Is Asset Aging? -- 8.2.2 What Causes Aging? -- 8.3 Management of Aging Assets in Industries -- 8.3.1 Management of Aging Assets in Nuclear Power Plants -- 8.3.2 Management of Aging Assets in Offshore Structures -- 8.4 Correlations Between the Management of Aging Assets, RAMS, and PHM -- 8.4.1 Various Stages Over the Asset Lifecycle -- 8.4.2 Relationships Between RAMS, PHM, and Management of Aging Over the Asset's Lifecycle -- 8.5 Current Research Problems and Some Suggestions -- 8.5.1 Research Scope -- 8.5.2 Research Applications -- 8.5.3 Research Questions -- 8.5.4 Research Models/Approaches -- 8.6 General Framework for Management of Aging Assets -- 8.6.1 Study -- 8.6.2 Plan -- 8.6.3 Check -- 8.6.4 Act -- 8.7 Summary -- References -- 9 A KPI Framework for Maintenance Management: Development and Implementation -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 KPI Framework -- 9.3 Asset Operation Management -- 9.4 Maintenance Process Management. 327 $a9.5 Maintenance Resources Management -- 9.6 Implementation of Proposed KPIs in a Company -- 9.7 Summary -- References -- 10 Approximate Calculations of Maintenance Policies for Weibull Distribution Using Exponential Distribution -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Failure Times -- 10.3 Age Replacement -- 10.3.1 Deviation Time -- 10.3.2 Variance Time -- 10.4 Parallel System -- 10.4.1 MTTF -- 10.4.2 Number of Units -- 10.4.3 Age Replacement -- 10.4.4 Random Number of Units -- 10.5 Inspection Policy -- 10.6 Estimation of Replacement Times with Exponential Distribution -- 10.7 Conclusions -- References -- Part II Safety, Risk, Uncertainty -- 11 Fukushima Case Studies on Risk-Taking Behavior in Accident Management -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Risk-Taking Behavior Analysis -- 11.2.1 Overview and Concept -- 11.2.2 Core Cooling Versus Containment Cooling (Unit 1 Case) -- 11.2.3 Containment Venting Versus Reactor Depressurization (Unit 2 Case) -- 11.2.4 Containment Isolation Versus Reactor Depressurization (Unit 3 Case) -- 11.3 Conclusions -- Appendix 1: RTB Cases in AM Identified from an Analysis of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Accident -- Appendix 2: RTB Prediction Support and Illustration -- References -- 12 Issues of Risk Taking Behaviour in SAMG Performance -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Characteristic Uncertainties in SAMG -- 12.2.1 Physics -- 12.2.2 Instrumentation -- 12.2.3 Ambiguous Consequences of Proposed Actions -- 12.2.4 Harsh Environmental Conditions in Rooms Where Manual Actions May Need to Be Performed -- 12.2.5 Operation Beyond the Design Envelope of Mitigating Equipment -- 12.2.6 Operation with Unqualified Water, Power Sources -- 12.2.7 Operation Beyond Available Resources (Running Out of Water, Diesel, Pneumatic, Remaining AC, ReMaining DC) -- 12.2.8 Restoration of Vital Equipment to Service -- 12.2.9 Adequate Help from Off-Site Sources. 327 $a12.2.10 The Accident Evolution is Different from Training in SAMG Exercises -- 12.2.11 TSC Character: Some Tscs Are 'Courageous', Others Are 'Cautious' -- Human Reliability Aspects -- 12.2.12 Beyond the 'Technical Matters' There Are Uncertainties with Respect to Human Behaviour -- 12.3 How to Diminish SAMG Uncertainties -- 12.4 Conclusions -- References -- 13 Damage Evolution and Countermeasure Performance in the Fukushima Daiichi Accident -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Timeline -- 13.3 Damage Evolution -- 13.3.1 Overview -- 13.3.2 Containment Performance -- 13.3.3 Release Mitigation -- 13.3.4 Hydrogen Management -- 13.4 Countermeasure Performance -- 13.4.1 Overview and Boundary Conditions -- 13.4.2 Diagnosis of Failure of Core Cooling -- 13.4.3 Core Damage Prevention -- 13.4.4 Containment Protection -- 13.5 Conclusions -- Appendix 1: Timeline of Damage Evolution and Countermeasure Performance -- Appendix 2: Prepared AM Measures in the Fukushima Daiichi Site -- References -- 14 Integrated Fuzzy MCDM Frameworks in Risk Prioritization of Failure Modes -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Background and Existing Literature -- 14.3 Fuzzy Number and Arithmetic Operations -- 14.4 Procedural Steps: IT2F-DEMATEL, Modified Fuzzy MAIRCA and MARCOS Methods -- 14.4.1 Interval Type-2 Fuzzy DEMATEL Approach -- 14.4.2 Modified Fuzzy MAIRCA -- 14.4.3 Modified Fuzzy MARCOS -- 14.5 Integrated Frameworks -- 14.5.1 Framework-I: Integrated MCDM Framework by Using IT2F-DEMATEL and Modified Fuzzy MAIRCA -- 14.5.2 Framework-II: Integrated MCDM Framework by Using IT2F-DEMATEL and Modified Fuzzy MARCOS -- 14.6 FMECA Case Study of a Process Plant Gearbox -- 14.6.1 Structural Correlation Analyses and Weights of the Risk Factors -- 14.6.2 Risk Ranking of the Failure Modes -- 14.7 Ranking Results and Conclusion -- 14.7.1 Comparisons of the Risk Ranking Results with Other Fuzzy MCDM Methods. 327 $a14.7.2 Sensitivity Analyses by Changing the Weight Values of the Risk Factors. 330 $aThis book presents recent advances in performability analysis methods and their applications in different fields. 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